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A groundskeeper has died after being struck by a falling tree branch at a private school in Melbourne’s southeast on Wednesday. The man in his early 30s was performing maintenance work at the school in Berwick when he was struck. The man is believed to have been using a chainsaw to cut sections of a Continue Reading

A construction company has been charged following the death of a painter who fell approximately 3.5 metres through a void on the first level of a hotel complex under construction at Merricks North in February 2017. The company is facing three charges of violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act for failing to control the Continue Reading

A pilot was taken to a hospital Tuesday night after his light plane crashed in the Lower Hunter Valley. Police said the pilot noticed engine problems shortly after take-off and attempted to turn around. The pilot was able to land the plane on its belly in a paddock adjacent to Luskintyre Airfield in Maitland at Continue Reading

NT WorkSafe has accepted an enforceable undertaking by a mining company over an incident in 2015 in which two workers lost consciousness after allegedly being exposed to toxic environment. The company, Downer EDI Mining was charged under the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act in February 2017 for failing to comply with a Continue Reading

More than 22 health services will share in more than $ 7 million of funding for equipment to help keep frontline workers safe in Victoria. Minister for Health Jill Hennessy made the announcement while visiting St. Vincent’s Hospital today. The Victorian Government’s Health Service Violence Prevention Fund will benefit 11 metropolitan health services and 11 Continue Reading